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Wellesley  College  J^euus 

Entered   as   .econd-clas.   matter  November   17,   1916,   at   the  post  office   at    Framingham,   Man.,   under    the    act    of   March    3,    1879. 


VOL.    XXVII 


FRAMINGHAM  AM)   WELLESLEY,   MASS.,    FEBRUARY  6,    1919 


No.   16 


Intercollegiate  Debate 

Team  Chosen 

FOUR   SENIORS,    FOUR    JUNIORS,    THREE 

SOPHOMORES   AND  A  FRESHMAN 

TO   CONTEST  WITH   VASSAR 

AND  RADCLIFFE. 


The  twelve  girls  who  are  to  work  on  the  In- 
tercollegiate Debate  Teams  during  the  next  six 
weeks  have  been  announced.  Speakers  and  alter- 
nates have  not  yet  been  chosen,  nor  has  the  sub- 
ject been  announced. 

The  following  girls  have  been  chosen: 
1919. 

Mary  Crane. 

Vera  Hemenwav. 

Elizabeth  R.  King. 

Therese  W.   Strauss. 

I!).0 

Elizabeth  Cox. 

Margaret  Gay. 

Louise  Jenckes. 

Rachel  Jones. 

1921. 

Elinor   Burch. 

Catherine    Gatch. 

Constance  Whittemore. 

1922. 

Emily  E.   Gordon. 


MISS  HART  SPEAKS  AT  CHRISTIAN  ASSO- 
CIATION  MEETING. 


Miss  Hart,  who  returned  to  Wellesley  last 
fall  after  a  journey  in  the  Far  East,  spoke  in  Bill- 
ing Hall  at  Christian  Association  meeting,  Wed- 
nesday evening,  January  24,  on  "Wellesley's  Mis- 
sionaries in  the  Far  East."  She  told  how  these 
women  were  living  up  to  the  ideals  of  their  "Alma 
Mater"  and  how  they  were  responding  to  every 
call. 

Her  trip  to  China  took  her  first  to  Canton- 
where  Fing-Hin-Lew  is  dean  of  the  Canton  Wo- 
man's College.  Here  the  girls  rose  and  bowed 
to  Miss  Hart,  and,  she  said,  "I  responded."  Here 
the  girls  gave  speeches  in  English  about  their 
work. 

In  Shanghai,  Ying-Mei-Chun  and  other  Welles- 
ley  Graduates  had  charge  of  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.— 
which  is  the  center  of  all  activities  there.  Physi- 
cal education  is  taught.  Chinese  girls  are  trained 
as  teachers  to  be  sent  forth  into  the  heart  of 
China.  Cooking,  serving,  and  general  sanitation 
are  chiefly  emphasied.  Miss  Hart  said  that  the 
greatest  work,  necessity  and  demand  is  for  the 
establishment  of  many  such  schools. 

Miss  Hart  also  visited  Peking,  where  .Miss 
Severin  has  her  Wellesley  Y.  W.  C.  A.  head- 
quarters. 

At.  Nanking— the  ruined  city  of  the  Taiping 
rebellion— Miss  Hart  visited  the  Presbyterian  .Mis- 
sion where  Miss  Wang  is  principal.  "One 
has  to  understand  human  nature  and  be  able  to 
meet  any  problem  to  do  such  work" — said  Miss 
Hart.  At  this  mission  Miss  Wang  has  seen  the 
necessity  for  a  brick  walk  and  finding  what  ma- 
terials were  available  in  the  vicinity  laid  a  walk 
all   by  herself. 

From  Tien-Tsing,  where  there  is  a  large  hos- 
pital, comes  the  call  for  voluntary  workers.  "In 
no  work,"  said  Miss  Hart,  "has  a  woman  so  great 
a  rhance  to  enter  into  her  husband's  life  and 
work  as  the  Wellesley  women  have  done  in  these 
foreign  fields." 

(Continued  on  page  8,  column  2) 


Margaret  W.  Conant,  '19, 
New  President  of  Christian  Association. 


CHRISTIAN 


ASSOCIATION'S 
DENT. 


NEW    PRESI- 


By  unanimous  vote  of  the  Board  of  Directors, 
Margaret  Conant  has  been  elected  to  fill  the 
presidency  of  the  Christian  Association  for  the 
coming  semester.  This  election  took  place  upon 
the  resignation  of  the  former  president,  who  was 
obliged  to  withdraw  from  college  on  account  of 
illness.  Margaret  Conant  has  already  proved  her 
ability  to  serve  the  college  community  by  effi- 
cient activity  in  several  channels,  chief  of  which 
perhaps,  is  that  of  her  Associate  Editorship  on  the 
Wellesley  College  News;  from  this  post  she  lias 
been  generously  released  by  her  fellow  editors 
that  she  may  contribute  her  service  to  Christian 
Association  in  this  emergency.  In  addition  to  her 
executive  training  on  the  News  she  is  further  pre- 
pared to  lead  in  the  work  of  Christian  Association 
in  that  she  has  attended  two  Silver  Bay  Con- 
ferences, that  she  has  proved  herself  of  great 
value  to  a  former  Religious  Meetings  Committee, 
and  that  in  general  she  has  given  heartily  of  her 
enthusiasm  and  interest  to  the  work  of  the  As- 
sociation  throughout  her   college   course. 

The  retiring  President  takes  this  opportunity 
to  express  her  gratitude  to  the  members  of  the 
college  for  the  priceless  experience  that  has  been 
hers  in  the  work  of  the  Christian  Association. 
Bcause  of  the  qualifications  of  the  new  President 
and  because  of  the  splendid  support  which  lias 
thus  far  been  given  by  way  of  work,  money  and 
interest,  to  the  Association,  it  is  scarcely  neces- 
sary to  ask  the  loyal  co-operation  of  the  college 
in  its  activities  for  the  rest  of  the  year.  At  a 
time  like  this,  one  cannot  but  be  confident  that 
the  influence  of  such  an  organization  as  the 
Wellesley  College  Christian  Association  will  grow 
ever  more  powerful  as  its  success  is  measured 
not  so  much  by  number  of  routine  tasks  accom- 
plished, as  by  the  quality  of  life  which  its  ideals 
must  engender. 

(Signed)  Eleanor  Linton. 


There  is  still  an  opportunity  for  every  one  in- 
-terested  in  the  educational  life  of  needier  nations 
to  contribute  to  the  World  Fellowship  fund  which 
is  going  to  lift  it  up  to  higher  standards.  Con- 
tributions may  be  brought  to  the  C.  \.  oilier  any 
time  this  week. 


Fifteenth  Annual  Session  of 

Graduate  Council  Takes 

Place 


MORE    THAN    FIFTY     REPRESENTATIVES 

OF  THE  ALUMNA  ASSOCIATION 

ATTEND  MEETING. 


Never   in   the   history    of   graduate   c •  I    ha 

there    been    a     more    rewarding     session     than      ils 
fifteenth,  held    February  :i,   1,  and  .3. 

At  Shakespeare  House  on  Saturday  afternoon 
at  two  o'clock  the  first  meeting  was  called  to  order 
by  .Mrs.  Harriet  Hinchliff  Coverdale,  President  of 
the  Alumnae  Association  and  of  the  Graduate 
Council.  The  chief  features  of  the  meeting  were 
addresses  by  Miss  .Mabel  G.  Curtis,  '07.  and  Miss 
Emilie  Hutchinson.  Miss  Curtis  is  Associate  Di- 
rector of  the  Appointment  Bureau  of  the  Woman's 
Educational  and  Industrial  Union  in  Boston  anil 
she  had  a  great  deal  of  valuable  information  to 
give  concerning  new  opportunities  in  professions 
for  women.  Miss  Hutchinson,  a  lecturer  in  Eco- 
nomics at  Barnard  College  anil  recently  Head  of 
the  Intercollegiate  Bureau  of  Occupations  in  New 
York  City,  told  what  it  is  her  belief  women's 
colleges  call  do  for  women.  After  some  discus- 
sion on  these  and  allied  points,  the  council  ad- 
journed to  Tower  Court  where  Miss  Tufts  enter- 
tained the  representatives  at  tea. 

The  Saturday  evening  meeting  heard  three  very 
interesting  talks:  one  by  Miss  Grace  Bissell,  '01, 
who  has  recently  returned  from  work  with  the 
Wellesley  L'nit  in  France,  one  by  Miss  Helen  P. 
Margesson,  '96,  who  reported  for  the  Wellesley 
Clubs  Committee,  and  one,  an  outline  of  the 
methods  by  which  the  New  York  Wellesley  Club 
has  doubled  its  membership  in  the  past  year, 
given  by  Mrs.  Ludington. 

On  Sunday  afternoon  at  the  Guest  House  a 
most  enjoyable  meeting  of  the  Wellesley  Students 
Aid  Society  took  place.  Several  Undergraduates 
told  what   Student   Aid  meant   in   college. 

The  final  meetings  at  Shakespeare  House  on 
Monday,  February  3,  were  chiefly  taken  up  with 
reports  and  other  matters  strictly  of  a  business 
nature.  Miss  Tufts  entertained  the  Councillors 
at  luncheon. 


HOW  AMERICANS  STAY  ON  THE  JOB. 


The  "Victorious  Fifth"  Loax  Will  Prove  that 
We  Carry  Oct  a  Task,  However  Great. 

The  Fifth  Liberty  Loan  will  give  the  army  of 
patriotic  buyers  the  chance  which  all  good  Amer- 
icans welcome. 

It  will  let  the  millions  of  buyers  of  bonds  prove 
that  they  are  stayers.  They  will  show  that  they 
are  determined  to  finish  a  job  to  the  very  end, 
even  so  great  a  job  as  a  world  war. 

In  April  or  May  of  this  year  the  time  comes  for 
the  last  chapter.  The  Government  cannot  for  a 
moment  drop  the  great  task  upon  which  we  en- 
tered in  April,  1917,  until  a  firm  and  lasting  peace 
is  secured   throughout   the   world. 

It  cannot  stop  until  the  Annies  of  Occupation 
are  brought  home.  Until  then  the  Treasury  De- 
partment must  borrow  from  the  people  to  finance 
the  expense  of  the  war  establishment.  After  that 
our  expense  will  come  from  taxes. 

The     reserves     at     home     whose     dollars     have 

fought  with  the  men  in  the  field  must  mobilize  now 

for  demobilization  of  the  troops.    They  have  stood 

by  the  nation  in  time  of  stress.    The  critical  period 

(Continued  on  page  7.  column  3) 


THE      WELLESLEY      COLLEGE      NEWS 


Boarb  of  lEbitors 


Therese   W.   Strauss,   1919,   Editor-in-Chief. 
Margaret   W.   Conant,   1919,   Associate   Editor. 
Eleanor    Skerry,    1920,    Business    Manager. 
Marion  Robinson,  1919,  Assistant  Business  Manager. 


Assistant  Editors. 

Jeanette  Mack,  1919.  Emily  Tyler  Holmes,  1920. 

Emily    Thompson,    1919.  MarcarET  Johnson,  1920 

Mary  Boomer,  1920.  Mary  Dooly,  1921. 

Muriel  Fritz,  1920  Margaret  Metzcer,  1921. 

Elizabeth  Sayre,  1921. 


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SPEAKING  OF  C.  A.  ELECTIONS. 


Speaking  of  Christian  Association  elections,  the 
News  feels  it  has  the  right  to  speak  loudest  and 
longest,  to  clap  when  the  applause  of  the  rest  of 
the  college  is  fading  into   a  dim  echo. 

Margaret  Conant,  the  new  Christian  Associa- 
tion president,  has  been  associate-editor  of  the 
Xews  since  last  March  and  her  work  for  the  News 
has  been  tireless  and  invaluable.  The  News 
could  not  spare  without  anguish  her  services  to 
anything  less  important  than  Christian  Associa- 
tion. But  knowing  her  ability  and  their  need  we 
say  "Good  luck.  We  hate  to  lose  you"  and  "Con- 
gratulations  Christian   Association." 


HERESY. 


The  News  is  in  receipt  of  several  unsigned 
Free  Presses.  The  authors  of  these  communi- 
cations, if  they  desire  to  have  their  opinions  ap- 
pear in  this  column,  will  have  to  send  us  their 
names.  The  signatures  need  not  appear  with  the 
articles,  but  we  must  safeguard  ourselves  against 
anonymous  contributions  by  insisting  on  knowledge 
of  the  source  of  everything  we  publish. 


Does  any  one  ever  read  the  Heretic  Board  ex- 
pecting to  find  any  genuine,  thoughtful  heresy 
there?  It  seems  to  be  considered  rather  in  the 
nature  of  a  light  amusement — a  substitute  for- 
Punch  or  even  the  comic  supplement.  Indeed,  with 
the  kind  of  material  usually  printed  there,  it 
could  scarcely  hope  for  any  other  opinion.  Our 
thoughtful  heretics  deliver  much  discussion  of 
"crushes" — save  the  mark!  One  innocent  in- 
quirer begs  for  a  definition — and  the  number  she 
receives  indicates  quite  a  remarkable  interest  in 
the  subject.  Some  one  else  is  vitally  concerned 
about  college  girls  chewing  gum.  Her  protest 
arouses  a  good  deal  of  sarcasm,  until  some  one 
comes  to  the  rescue  with  the  dignified  remark, 
"You  are  all  pills  but  the  first !"  The  use  of  such 
expressions  as  "worthful"  and  "purposeful"  arouses 
the  ire  of  some  highly  radical  person  and  the 
discussion  continues  with  enthusiasm.  In  the 
name  of  common  sense,  why  not  take  a  walk,  read 
a  book,  or  if  you  have  anyth'ng  really  worth  while 
to  talk  about,  do  it  in  the  Free  Press?  It's 
equally  amusing  and  disgusting  to  see  the  criti- 
cisms and  responses  on  the  Heretic  Board — which 
are  far  from  a  credit  to  the  intelligence  of  the 
college! 


GET  OUT  AND  ROOT. 


The  Intercollegiate  Debate  is  Wellesley's  sole 
chance  to  show  other  colleges  what  her  spirit  is 
made  of.  It  is  the  only  time  of  the  entire  college 
year  when  Wellesley  is  directly  concerned,  as  a 
college,  with  an  interest  involving  outsiders.  We 
should  think  that  the  approach  of  this  event 
would  be  marked  by  a  show  of  intense  interest; 
that  the  college  at  large  would  in  every  way 
support  the  Debating  Club  in  its  effort  to  put 
our  best  debating  foot  foremost. 

Every  one  knows  that  it  isn't  that  way  at  all; 
that  many  resent  some  of  our  best  debaters  taking- 
part  in  the  event  if  they  are  nine-point  officers; 
that  most  of  those  who  do  not  resent  it  aren't 
interested  enough  in  the  Debate  to  care  one  way 
or  the  other.  We  have  heard  the  same  complaint 
from  girls  at  other  colleges — that  the  annual  De- 
bate "is  nothing  in  the  life"  of  the  average  stu- 
dent. 

Is  that  so  of  Wellesley?  Then  do  let's  get  a  bit 
of  enthusiasm  into  this  year's  Debate!  Don't  let 
the  Debating  Club  do  it  all!     Get  out  and  cheer! 


More  on  the  Same  Subject. 
A   reader  of  these   columns,  "fierce,"   and   with 
"an  inflated  idea  of  her  own  social  and  intellectual 
importance,"  makes  bold  to  express  her  ideas  on 
Democracy,  as  follows: 

In  so  far  as  our  living  in  a  community  where 
legal  justice  and  representation  without  taxation 
is  concerned,  we  inhabit  a  democracy.  Our  Col- 
lege Government  Association,  so  admirably 
brought  up-to-date  in  its  organization,  sees  to 
that.  Equality  of  opportunity  (with  its  corollary: 
to  the  opportunity-taker  belongs  the  job)  exists 
partially,  too.  Though  every  one  may  try  out 
for  intercollegiate  debate,  the  girl  who  knows  a 
brief  from  a  short  story — and  can  assemble  an 
argument,  express  herself  forcefully,  etc., — makes 
the  team;  though  every  girl  may  render  the  lines, 
"My  dearest,  I  love  you  with  arl  my  heart,"  on 
the  barn  stage  at  try-outs,  the  girl  who  best  sug- 
gests masculine  amorousness  to  the  critics  gets 
the  part.  Such  is  "the  logical  working  out  of  the 
ideal  of  democracy." 

But  in  one  branch  of  our  college  activity  this 
"logical  working  out  of  the  ideal  of  democracy" 
does  not  appear.  The  unique  opportunity,  here, 
is  for  beauty  of  social  contact.  Is  this  won  by 
demonstrating  skill  in  sharing  a  hearthside? 
Hardly.  It  is  won  by  demonstrating  agility  along 
totally  different  lines.  Thus  to  opportunity  breed- 
ing opportunity  is  added  a  definite  reward.  If 
by  genius  or  effort  you  have  won  academic  or 
non-academic  success,  there  will  be  added  unto 
the  honor,  the  joy  of  the  job,  and  the  breadth  of 
friendship,  inherent  in  such  success,  the  perquisite 
of  society-membership. 

Gentle  reader,  this  sort  of  thing  has  gone  out 
of  fashion,  as  an  idea.  One  of  the  reasons  why 
it  has  gone  out  is  that  you  cannot  always  be 
sure  who  most  deserves  the  reward.  Conscientious 
committees  may  struggle  to  skim  the  cream  of 
the  college.  But  certain  clots  of  it  do  still  cling 
to  the  side  of  the  pan,  in  spite  of  their  efforts. 
Certain  droplets  o,  pure,  mediocre  milk  will  get 
into  the  cream  jug.  This  is  unavoidable,  and 
hence  impels  one  to  question  the  wisdom  of  any 
such  process  of  separation. 

If  we  omitted  it,  could  we  not  avoid  mediocrity, 
after  all?  That  is,  by  withholding  the  reward, 
could  we  not  hope  still  to  see  debaters  saw  the 
air,  and  actors  kiss  the  heroine,  and  singers  soar 
to  high  C,  as  brilliantly  as  of  yore?  Of  course 
we  can.  Even  as  high  achievement  is  not  lacking 
in   other   colleges,    where    no    society    system    like 


ours  exists,  so  in  a  more  completely  democratic 
Wellesley  will  mediocrity  be  avoided,  and  superior 
power  seek  its  place  among  the  stars. 

I.  B.,  '19. 
II. 
Needless   Quarantine. 
Last  Fall  when  the   influenza  epidemic  in   Bos- 
ton was  serious  the  loyalty  of  Wellesley  students 
insisted  upon  the  scrupulous  observations  of  quar- 
antine regulations.  Now  we  are  again  in  quaran- 
tine,   and,    as   every   one    admits,   the    regulations 
are  not  being  observed.     What  are  the  reasons  for 
this? 

For  some  time,  in  fact  since  before  vacation, 
Boston  papers  have  admitted  that  the  grip  situa- 
tion is  growing  no  worse — some  authorities  say 
it  has  reached  a  standstill.  It  is  not  probable 
that  the  disease  will  entirely  disappear  for  a  long 
while.  The  knowledge  of  these  facts  has  led  the 
student  body  to  regard  this  quarantine  in  a  very 
different  light  from  the  one  in  which  they  re- 
garded the  first  one. 

Girls  go  to  theaters,  they  eat  at  tea-rooms  in 
town,  they  ride  in  street  ears.  This  should  be 
ample  proof  of  the  fact  that  the  quarantine  is  not 
being  taken  seriously. 

Two  inconsistancies  are  easy  to  pick  out.  First, 
we  are  allowed  to  ride  in  filthy  trains  which  carry 
people  •  to  and  from  Boston  and  Worcester.  We 
are  allowed  to  go  into  department  stores,  not 
well  ventilated,  crowded  to  overflowing  with  men 
and  women,  and  yet  permission  is  not  granted 
us  to  go  to  a  Sunday  concert  at  Symphony  hall 
— which  is  at  least  better  ventilated  than  Filenes. 
The  second  is  that  the  faculty  go  in  to  theatres  ' 
and  concerts  with  no  thought  of  living  up  to 
quarantine  regulations.  Is  it  not  just  as  likely 
that  they  will  be  infected  as  that  the  students 
will? 

Since  the  quarantine  is  not  being  observed; 
since  it  cannot  be  enforced  until  the  students  see 
the  necessity  of  it;  and  since  it  is  an  inconsistent 
quarantine,  why  should  it  not  be  abolished.  It  is 
not  Wellesley's  policy  to  have  rules  that  are  not 
obeyed.     Should  the  quarantine  be  kept? 

M.   D.,   '21. 
M.   M.,  '21. 

III. 
"Faculty  Play." 
Why  can't  we  the  students  of  Wellesley  Col- 
lege, have  the  pleasure  of  having  a  faculty  play 
this  year?  Is  it  not  a  tradition  that  every  class 
should  be  given  an  opportunity  to  see  it?  We  be- 
lieve it  was  supposed  to  have  been  last  year, 
but  we,  with  due  sympathy,  understand  why  it 
was  postponed  then.  The  faculty  give  the  argu- 
ment that  there  is  no  one  to  take  charge  of  it. 
But  surely  amongst  the  some  100  and  odd  faculty 
here,  there  is  some  one  with  executive  ability. 
We  students  give  plays  and  manage  them  quite 
well — and  we  have  had  much  less  experience.  The 
time  for  the  play  is  not  until  March  14.  Won't 
the  faculty  respond  to  our  pleas  and  give  us  a 
play  that  will  be  hypnotic  in  its  cleverness? 

1920. 

IV. 

Why? 
Midyears  are  upon  us.  Again  we  hear  the 
familiar  plea  of  "Come  to  the  examination  with 
your  head  clear."  By  what  methods  are  we  to 
clear  our  brains  and  divert  our  minds  in  the  time 
between  and  after  vacation?  Quarantine  and  the 
weather  leave  us  small  choice.  Ice  skating  and 
coasting  are  impossible, — theatres  and  other  forms 
of  amusement  forbidden.  Walking  fails  to  di- 
vert our  minds  to  any  large  degree;  we  see  the 
same  places  and  people;  we  scurry  along  to  keep 
warm;  we  speak  of  the  same  things; — and  the 
old  monotony  continues.  If  we  shop  it  can  only 
be  for  an  hour  or  two  for  we  must  not  eat  in  a 
public  place. 


THE  WE  I.  LESLEY  COLLEGE  NEWS 


For  those  of  us  who  finish  examinations  before 
the  end  of  the  second  week  and  have  no  place  to 
go  the  question  of  amusement  is  the  more  im- 
portant. We  not  only  have  no  possible  form  of 
diversion  but  must  be  particularly  quiet  for  any 
slight  disturbance  during  quiet  hours  may  mean 
probation.  How  then  is  one  to  occupy  one's  free 
time?  It  may  improve  our  minds  to  read  but 
would  not  a  short  relief  from  bunks  freshen  us 
and  enable  us  to  come  to  our  second  semester 
work  with  renewed  vigor? 

We  are  not  boarding  school  girls  who  rebel 
against  rules  for  the  mere  pleasure  of  breaking 
them.  We  are  college  women,  and  as  such,  feel 
that  we  are  entitled  to  some  explanation  of  a 
rule  which  is  apparently  inconsistent.  We  may 
shop,  yet  while  shopping  we  come  into  just  as 
close — rather  closer — contact  with  possible  disease- 
spreaders  than  we  should  by  going  to  the  theatre. 
Is  tiie  Copley  or  the  Tourraine  to  be  compared 
with  the  basement  of  Filene's  as  a  possible  place 
to  contract  the  "flu"?  Vet  one  is  forbidden,  the 
other  is  not.  We  feel  that  we  need  some  diver- 
sion and  amusement  and  we  want  it.  This  incon- 
sistency is  the  main  reason  for  our  discontent. 
Will  some  one  explain  why  it   need  exist? 

'20. 


EXCHANGES. 


Reed  College. 

President  William  Trufant  Foster  of  Reed  Col- 
lege sailed  for  France  on  January  4-.  This  is  Mr. 
Foster's  second  trip.  He  will  serve  as  an  in- 
spector and  general  adviser  of  the  various  Red 
Cross  posts. 

Smith    Suffers    With    Wei.lesley. 

Echoes  of  Wellesley  grumblings  are  found  in 
The  Amherst  Student's  criticism   of  Smith. 

"Walking  may  be  a  healthful  exercise,  but  it 
has  its  limits  when  it  conies  to  'fussing.'  As  the 
only  alternative  to  sitting  in  a  large  and  empty 
parlor,  it  palls  upon  one.  Northampton  on  Sat- 
urday night  presents  a  sad  sight  of  homeless 
'fussers'  out  walking  with  their  men,  walking 
feverishly  and  desperately  for  the  lack  of  a  better 
thing  to  do.  Why  could  not  some  place  be  pro- 
vided, such  as  the  Gymnasium,  where  the  young 
couples  could  go  and  dance  under  chaperonage  and 
have  a  good  time?" 

Harvard  and  Yale   War   Records. 

The  War  Record  of  Harvard  University  reports 
that  the  number  of  Harvard  men  in  the  armies 
and  navies  of  the  United  States  and  her  allies  is 
6,500  and  of  these  261  have  died.  The  Yale  War 
Record  shows  a  total  of  8000  men  in  service  of 
whom  150  gave  their  lives. 
The    Mount   Holyoke    Troupe    at   Cajip   Devens. 

Did  you  know  that  it  is  a  regular  thing  for  the 
Mount  Holyoke  girls  to  entertain  the  soldiers  at 
Camp  Devens?  They  establish  Mount  Holyoke's 
reputation  by  putting  a  superabundance  of  "pep" 
into  their  songs.  At  the  first  performance,  not 
content  with  one  concert,  they  gave  two.  They 
have  presented  short  one-act  plays,  singing  and 
dancing  acts,  and  even  a  Japanese  juggling  stunt. 
The  men  showed  their  appreciation  by  enthusiastic 
renditions  of  their  favorite  songs. 

Bryn   Mawr   May  Join   Phi   Beta    Kappa. 

In  compliance  with  a  unanimous  vote  of  the 
Senior  Class,  a  committee  has  been  appointed  by 
the  president  to  confer  with  President  Thomas  on 
the  question  of  instituting  a  chapter  of  the  Phi 
Beta   Kappa   fraternity  at   Bryn  Mawr. 

The  conditions  of  membership  would  be  fixed 
by  the  College.  The  general  opinion  is  that  it 
would  be  open  to  students  graduating  rum  laude, 
as  well  as  to  those  receiving  magna  cum  laude 
and  sttmmci  cum  laude,  and  that  it  would  extend 
to  the  alumnae. 

The  question,  before  it  can  be  decided,  will 
come  up  before  the  Faculty  and  the  Undergrad- 
uate Association. 


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RESPONSIBILITY  FOR  THE  FUTURE. 


January    18. 
American    Painters  an»  Composers. 

I.  Piano  Selections   by  John  Orte. 

"Elves  Dance" 
"By   the  Ocean" 

Doris  Adams,   '20 

II.  Victrola    Record 

"Italian  Street  Snug,"  Lucy  March,  from 
"Naughty  Marietta,"  by   Victor  Herbert 

III.  Picture:  Detail  from  "A   Holland  Morn- 
ing."    Artist:  George  Hitchcock 
Original    in    the    Art    Institute    of    Chicago 

Model:  Beatrice   Putney,  '19 
Critic:  Ruth  Brooks,  '19 
Sub-Critic:  Dorothy  Dunlap,  '20 

IV.  Paper:   "American    Folk-Songs" 

Clarice  Lewis 

V.  Songs  by  George  Ghadwick 

"Allah"  Lucy  Sawyer  '19 

"The  Danza"  Rita  E.  Pond  '19 

VI.  Piano    Selection:    "Sketch    after   Stephen 

Crane" 
Composer:   Edward    Burlingame    Hill 

Maude    Stewart.    '20 

VII.  Picture:  "Isaiah,"  detail  from  the 
frieze  of  the  prophets.  Artist:  John 
Sargent. 

Original    in    the    Public    Library,    Boston 
Model:  Emily  Holmes  '20 
Critic:  Rena  Harris  '19 
Sub-Critic:  Frances  Weimer  '20. 

VIII.  Paper:   "William   W.   Gilchrist" 

Mary  E.   Long,  '19 

IX.  Children's  Songs  by  E.  L.  Ashford 

"I   Have  the   Sorrows" 

"The   Butterfly  and  the   Bees" 

•  Lucy  Sawyer,  '19 

Song  by  Mrs.  H.   H.  Beach 
"The  Year's  at  the  Spring" 

Rita  E.  Pond,  '19 

X.  Picture:  "Portrait  of  Walt  Whitman"  by 

John   Alexander 
Original    in    the    Metropolitan    Museum,    Xew 

York  City 
Model:  Edna  Hatton,  '19 
Critic:  Mary  Crowther,  '19 
Sub-Critic:   Margery   Borg,   'JO 


Bishop  Lloyd  of  Xew  York  spoke  last  Sunday 
evening  in  the  Houghton  Memorial  Chapel.  The 
great  duty  of  the  present,  inspired  and  enthused 
as  it  is  by  the  new  conceptions  which  have  de- 
veloped during  these  past  few  years,  is  to  deter- 
mine the  civilization  of  the  coining  age,  he  said. 
It  is  a  peculiar  characteristic  of  Christianity  that 
it  lives  to  serve  others,  and  to  "make  the  present 
tit  for  the  future."  To  us  has  been  given  the  op- 
portunity to  know  that  "Christ  is  the  way  and 
the  light,"  and  it  is  for  us  to  adopt  the  Christ 
attitude  of  service,  in  striving  to  establish  the 
character  and  public  opinion  of  today  so  firmly 
on  the  truth  of  Christianity  that  life  can  never  go 
back  to  sordidness  and  self  destruction.  It  is 
up  to  us  to  remove  the  obstacles  of  evil  and  ig- 
norance from  the  path  of  human  development,  so 
that  the  heritage  of  Jesus  Christ  may  be  realized 
because  we  have  come  nearer  to  Him. 


EVENING  VESPERS. 


At  vespers  the  Rt.  Rev.  Arthur  S.  Lloyd  of 
Xew  York  City  enlarged  on  his  topic  of  the  morn- 
ing, the  supreme  value  of  Christianity  to  the  in- 
dividual, by  showing  the  necessity  of  its  being 
carried  into  wider  fields  through  missionary  work. 
"The  future  of  the  race  depends  on  the  public 
opinion  created  by  Christians."  Missionary  work- 
is  supremely  useful,  for  more  can  be  and  is  being 
done  in  China,  Japan  and  Africa  by  one  person 
than  can  be  done  at  home  by  several. 

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DIRECTORY    FOR    ART  COLLECTORS. 


If  it's  futurist  or  cubisl   or  impressionistic  art 
That    you're    set-king,    then    you    haven't    far    to 
roam. 
Just    study    the   kimonas    and    the    bathrobes    that 
the  students 

Wear    around    the    dorms    at    home. 

If    it's   old    and    world-worn    antiques    that    you're 

looking  madly    for, 
Don't   despair,    although   you've    not    much    time 

to  lose 
Just  find   a   luckless  Sophomore  who's  undergoing 

gym 

And  gaze   upon  her   shoes. 

Hut   if  it's  modern   art    that   is  your  passion,  then 
remember 
That  a  group  of  models  is  not  far  away. 
Look   for   the    happy   maidens   who   are   jubilantly 
going 
To  the  theatre  today. 


MY   *YMN   OF  TTE. 


The  girl  who  has  plenty  of  good   knowledge 

And   giveth   her   neighbor    none. 
She  shan't  have  any  of  my  knowledge 

When   her  knowledge  is  gone. 

The  girl  who  has  plenty  of  everlasting,  tantalizing, 
special-information   gossip. 
While  my  examination  are  on — 
I'll    swamp    her    with    my    everlasting,    tantalizing, 
special-information   gossip, 
LTntil  her  brains  are  gone. 
BUT 
The   girl  who  studies  quietly  without   making  any 
noise, 
And  sits  in  her  room  alone, 
I'll  take  her  down  to  the  tea-room   for  supper, 
When  our  examinations  are   done. 


TO  ALTHEA  FROM   WELLESLEY. 
(Apologies  to  all  Readers.) 


Xew  shows  do  not  real  pleasure  make — 

Nor  movies  at  the  "Park," 
When  quarantined  and  broke  we  take 

The  dog-cart  for  a  lark. 

And   similarly: 

To    DorGLAS    F.,   ox    Refusing   an    Invitation    to 

See  Him  in  a  Five-Reel  Special. 
Tell  me  not,  sweet,  I  am  unkind. 

That    from   proximity 
To  thy  dear  face  but  flu'ey  friends 

To  germless  fields   I  flee. 

True,  a  new  vision  I  must  chase, 

Dry   feet, — no   breakfasts    missed, — 

And   with  more  ardor  now  embrace 
Fresh  air,  and  state  unkissed. 


Hut  my  inconstancy  is  su<  h 

As  you,  I shall  ad  ire j 

1    could    not    love   thee,    Doug,   s uch 

Loved   1  not  Stu.  ('■.  more. 


(i.   K.,  '-'0. 


THIS    ONE    IS    TO    UNCLE    DOT  TV. 

A  copy  of  an  examination  hook  was  found  re- 
cently in  the  environs  of  .Mary  Ilcincuuay  marked 
"luia  1'rcshcv,  ]!>-'-',  Math  I,  .'."  It  would  appear 
from  the  contents  that  Miss  Freshey  had  taken 
the  examination  in  Zoology  1  the  prcviou-  day. 
The  book  reads  as   follows: 

Jan.  30,    191!), 
In   the  Gyin. 
Dear   I'mlc   Dotty: 

Well,  Uncle,  h:iw  are  you?  I'm  fine  and  hope 
you  are  the  same.  1  thought  I'd  write  you  tod  iv 
because  so  many  of  the  girls  wrote  their  uncles 
yesterday  and  I  thought  it  was  such  a  nice  idea. 
How  are  Aunt  and  Carlo?      Both   well.    I    trust. 

Well,  Uncle,  college  is  (inc.  It's  just  great,  — 
just  the  way  I  knew  it  would  be.  There's  the 
girls  (I've  made  so  many  splendid  friendships), 
and  the  beautiful  scenery,  and  all  the  wonderful 
Eastern  atmosphere  and  all, — and  then  there's 
Mali). 

I  love  Math,  I  don't  know  why  it  is  either,  be- 
cause I'm  really  not  so  terribly  bright  in  class. 
Of  course  I  hope  I'm  fairly  good,  but  still  I  don  t 
hope  for  an  A  pin*.  No,  1  don't  know  why  it  is, 
but  somehow  it  just  fascinates  me.  I  guess  be- 
cause it's  so  orderly. 

I've  got  just  a  lot  out  of  Math.  It's  given  me 
a  new,  broader  outlook  on  heaps  of  things.  The 
World  War,  for  instance, — how  disorderly  and 
sort  of  confused  that  was.  And  the  League  of 
Nations, — the  plan  is  so  wonderful,  sort  of  brings 
order  out  of  Chaos, — don't  you  think? 

I  love  my  Math  teacher,  too,  and  you  know 
I'm  not  the  kind  that  takes  to  everybody.  No, 
indeed,  but   I  just  admire  Miss  — .     She's  the 

dearest  little  lady,  and  i ■<>  patient  if  I  don't  quite 
understand  things.  She  reminds  me  somewhat  of 
Auntie. 

We  have  learned  lots  of  things  in  Math,  too, 
that  will  be  so  useful  in  later  life. — besides  train- 
ing our  intellects  in  college.  For  instance,  (u-f-6)!= 
a*-\-2ab-\-b*,  and  if  it  is  (a— 6)a,  there  is  a  minus 
sign  in  the  answer,  either  — 2ab  or  — b',  but  al- 
most always  — 2ab;  the  other  is  quite  an  excep- 
tion. 

Well,  Uncle,  I  must  close  now.  I  can't  say  how 
much  I  have  enjoyed  hearing  from  you,  and  I 
hope  you  have  learned  from  my  answer  how  much 
I  enjoy  the  college  and  nil  my  Studies. 

Best  love  to  all  the  family  and  I  hope  Aunt's 
geraniums   are  still  thriving. 

Lovingly, 

Your  affectionate  little 

[ma. 

P.  S.  -Of  course  I  don't  think  I  will,  hut  if  I 
should  flunk  nut,  it  would  just  about  break  my 
heart.  I  hardly  think  you  could  give  me  tin-  train 
fare  home  just   now,   do  you - 

G.   K.,  '20. 


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From  Ethel  M.  Damon,  1909,  who  crossed  in  the 
early  spring,  1918,  as  a  worker  under  the  Red 
Cross. 

.  .  A  month  ago  I  was  in  Paris  expecting 
M.  at  any  time.  Since  her  coming  was  uncertain, 
I  was  detailed  as  aide  to  a  district  nurse  who 
spoke  no  French  and  who  was  busy  starting  dis- 
pensary work  among  women  and  children  in  and 
near  La  Courneuve,  a  factory  town  outside  the 
gates  of  Paris.  Factory  now  means  almost  uni- 
versally munitions.  We  had  to  r.se,  it  seemed,  at 
dawn,  so  tediously  long  was  the  subway  and  trol- 
ley passage;  but  I  was  overjoyed  to  have  some- 
thing to  do,  for  it  had  seemed  a  most  under- 
handed proceeding  to  breakfast  at  nine,  study- 
French  a  few  hours  and  stroll  through  the  streets 
in  the  afternoon!  However,  I  made  up  in  one 
week  for  any  previous  inclinations  to  idleness. 
From  the  gray  of  early  morning  till  six  in  the 
evening  we  were  tramping  over  muddy  cobbled 
streets,  through  narrow  lanes,  and  up  and  down 
endless  stairs  into  very  poor  and  often  wretched 
houses.  Always  we  were  greeted  pleasantly  and 
never  once  was  any  objection  made  to  answering 
our  sometimes  numerous  questions.  In  fact,  the 
mothers  seemed  eager  to  follow  our  directions  and 
glad  to  know  that  the  "doctoresse"  would  be  at 
the  dispensary  regularly  every  Friday  afternoon. 
Once  it  was  so  crowded  that  they  worked  until 
after  seven. 

The  one  respite  in  the  day  was  the  luncheon 
pause  of  two  hours,  a  function  universally  ob- 
served in  France  and  one  not  lightly  trespassed 
upon  even  by  unthinking  foreigners.  There  be- 
ing no  place  in  La  Courneuve  which  an  American 
woman  would  recognize  off-hand  as  a  proper  spot 
for  a  mid-day  bite,  we  betook  ourselves  perforce 
to  the  men's  cafe-restaurant  which  seems  to  cor- 
respond in  many  respects  to  what  we  would  call 
a  saloon.  Occasional  French  women  came  in  and 
no  one  appeared  to  think  our  arrival  strange.  We 
were  directed  always  to  distant  corner  seats  and 
were  served  when  the  lords  of  creation  had  some- 
what appeased  their  hunger.  They  were  always 
the  same  men,  workers  or  overseers  from  the  muni- 
tion factories,  who  had  each  his  accustomed  seat 
where  he  sat  eating  slowly,  drinking  much  vin 
rouge  ordinaire  and  discussing  the  war  until  al- 
most two  o'clock.  We  lunched  well  with  four  or 
five  courses  for  2.50  francs,  less  than  50  cents,  in- 
cluding the  tip,  a  feat  which  in  Paris  would  be 
impossible  even  at  similar  hostelries. 

The  work  was  absorbingly  interesting,  a  valu- 
able preparation,  I  felt,  for  the  work  here  at 
Havre.  Just  as  I  was  beginning  to  feel  a  little 
acquainted  with  it  the  Canteen  Department  rang 
me  up  to  inform  me  that  they  were  hard-pressed 
for  workers  until  the  arrival  of  the  next  contin- 
gent and  that  the  Children's  Bureau  had  been  so 
kind  as  to  lend  me  back  to  them  for  a  fortnight 
or  more,  or  until  such  time  as  I  should  be  needed 
in  Havre.  I  was  to  purchase  the  necessary  aprons 
and  go  to  Chantilly  in  a  day  or  two  as  soon  as 
my  pass  could  be  secured.  When  I  had  recovered 
from  my  surprise  I  realized  that  the  change'  might 
prove  to  be  an  opportunity  to  see  something  of 
the  Canteen  from  a  near  coign  of  vantage  than 
from  the  window  of  a  train  in  passing;  but  also 
that  there  might  be  difficulties  attendant  on  my 
getting  to  Havre,  if  I  were  once  firmly  ensconced 
with  the  Canteen.  There  was  no  use  in  worrying, 
however,  and  I  put  myself  in  readiness  for  Chan- 
tilly, expecting  to  Jeave  at  almost. any  moment. 
But  for  once  the  normal  official  delay  was  in  my 
favor,  for  several  days  passed  without  a  sign  of 
police  papers  and  Monday  evening  on  getting  back 
from  work  I  found  a  wire  from  M.  that  she  would 


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be  in  Paris  that  evening.  It  was  a  relief  all 
round.  But  reliefs  are  almost  still-born  these 
days,  for  just  as  I  was  setting  out  through  the 
dim  blue  streets  for  the  station  not  many  blocks 
away  to  meet  the  train,  the  siren  sounded  shrilly 
for  an  air  raid.  Almost  instantly  the  whole  city 
went  pitch  black.  I  preferred  going  on  to  the 
station,  but  decided  that  I  might  miss  M.  in  the 
dark  even  if  she  got  as  far  as  the  city.  It  seems 
the  aeroplanes  can  follow  the  smoke  line  of  trains 
converging  on  Paris,  so  that  even  putting  out  the 
train  lights  is  of  little  avail.  After  waiting  for 
a  while  on  the  ground  floor  and  groping  my  way 
into  the  cellar  where  half  of  the  hotel  guests  were 
merrily  assembled  in  various  stages  of  day  and 
night  dress,  I  gave  M.  up  entirely  and  was  just 
thinking  about  the  prospects  of  a  night's  sleep 
in  an  armchair,  when  some  one  called  to  me  that 
my  friends  from  Honolulu  had  arrived.  And  sure 
enough,  there  she  was,  with  tall  Dr.  Park,  both 
grinning  in  the  light  of  a  single  electric  flash,  the 
doctor  parting  with  some  fabulous  sum  on  behalf 
of  a  wise  porter  who  had  felt  his  way  to  them  in 
the  station,  shouldered  their  bags  and  led  them 
literally  by  the  hand,  as  well  as  often  by  faith, 
through  the  black  streets  to  the  hotel.  It  was 
difficult  to  believe  that  she  was  actually  in  Paris. 
We  sat  around  in  various  rooms  of  the  hotel  until 
the  "berloque"  rang  on  the  lights  at  about  one 
in  the  morning,  were  then  served  with  hot  choco- 
late and  allowed  to  ascend  to  our  rooms.  The 
next  day  we  learned  that  a  number  of  victims  had 
suffered  and  that  considerable  damage  to  property 
had  resulted.     One  man  had  had  the  bed  carried 


out  from  under  him  into  the  street  below;  a  six- 
story  house  had  crumpled  up  like  a  house  of  cards; 
one  family  had  just  escaped  the  tottering  walls 
of  their  home;  and  a  taxi-cab  had  spent  the  night 
in  a  large  hole  which  a  bomb  had  conveniently 
dug  in  the  street  in  front  of  it.  Altogether  this 
was  one  of  the  worst  raids  that  Paris  had  yet 
known.  At  the  Ministry  of  War  which  seemed  to 
be  the  point  of  attack,  every  pane  of  glass  was 
shattered  and  the  exterior  of  the  buildings  pock- 
marked   from   the  explosions. 

That  day  I  was  still  on  duty  with  Miss  H.  at 
a  children's  hospital  at  Puteau  near  Neuilly  where 
I  "aided"  her  all  the  morning  in  the  operating 
room.  It  was  the  third  or  fourth  time  that  I  had 
helped  her  anaesthetize  patients  for  tonsil  and 
adenoid  operations,  fetched  water,  cleaned  instru- 
ments, held  heads  and  handed  the  doctor  what  he 
needed.  And  interesting  work  I  had  found  it,  too. 
Once  the  doctor,  a  young  Canadian,  asked  me  to 
sit  down  and  gave  me  a  tiny  unconscious  child  to 
hold,  announcing  that  Miss  Damon's  ample  lap 
would  serve  better  than  the  chair  for  this  case! 

But  the  next  day  I  went  on  duty  with  the  con- 
tingent from  Havre.  For  ten  days  M.  and  I 
worked  in  and  near  Paris  with  Dr.  P.  and  his 
colleague,  Dr.  R.,  a  young  Smith-College,  Johns- 
Hopkins  girl  who  has  worked  with  him  in  Bal- 
timore and  for  whom  he  cabled  to  share  his  work 
here.  Some  days  we  ordered  and  listed  supplies 
for  the  dispensary,  on  others  we  visited  Red  Cross 
dispensaries  already  established  in  Paris,  or  made 
trips  to  day-nurseries,  milk  stations  and  child- 
ren's homes. 


THE      WELLESLEY      COLLEGE      NEWS 


Hlumnae  department 

(The  Editors  are  earnestly  striving  to  make  this 
department  of  value  by  reporting  events  of  interest 
to  Wellesley  Alumnae  as  promptly  and  as  completely 
as  is  possible.  The  Alumna:  are  urged  to  co-operate  by 
sending  notices  to  the  Alumna?  General  Secretary  or 
directly    to   the    Welleslev   CollECe    News.) 


ENGAGEMENTS. 

'16.  Harriet  K.  Porter  to  Lt.  Carletpn  P.  Dav- 
enport, Air  Service. 

'16.  Elizabeth  W.  Kent  to  Lt.  Philip  H.  Staf- 
ford,   Harvard,  '14. 


BIRTHS. 


'04.  On  August  8,  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  a  daugh- 
ter, Sara  Annette,  to  Mrs.  Hugh  J.  Means  (Elea- 
nor Hammond). 

'14.  On  January  -'S,  a  son,  William  Tillinghast, 
to  Mrs.  William  C.  Crolins,  .Ir.  (Sophie  Louise 
Tillinghast). 

'16.  On  January  6,  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  a 
daughter,  Priseilla,  to  Mrs.  Theodore  J.  Moore 
(Helen  Sampson). 

'17.  On  January  24,  a  son,  Benjamin  Greeley  to 
Mrs.   B.   G.   Ferris    (Margaret    Wright). 


MARRIAGES. 


'13.  On  June  28,  1918,  Edna  May  Often  to  Lt. 
Porter  Kenneth  Crooks,   Princeton,  '13. 

'17.  Frances  Baltes  to  Jacque  Georges  Van 
der  Kley. 


DEATHS. 


'15.  On  Jan.  22,  Theodore  Huff,  Jr.,  four 
months  old  son  of  Mrs.  Theodore  H.  Thomas 
(Esther  Junkerman). 

'79.  On  Jan.  19,  at  Washington,  D.  C,  Lt.  Wil- 
liam Cheney  Brown,  Jr.,  son  of  Mrs.  William  C. 
Brown  (Irene  Phillips  '75-'78)  and  brother  of 
Mrs.  Wilbur  D.  Canaday   (Rachel  Brown  '17). 


CHANGES  OF  ADDRESS. 


'13.  Mrs.  James  E.  Tarns  (Gladys  Cole)  to  125 
Cooper  Ave.,  Upper  Montclair,  N.  J. 

'15.  Mrs.  Theodore  H.  Thomas  (Esther  Junker- 
mann)  to  1813  3d  Ave.,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 

'16.  Mrs.  Theodore  J.  Moore  (Helen  Samp- 
son) to  30  Howe  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn,  (tem- 
porary). 

'17.  Mrs.  C.  P.  Davidson  (Olive  Sheldon)  to 
1839    Calhoun    St.,    New    Orleans,    La. 

'17.  Mrs.  B.  G.  Ferris  (Margaret  Wright)  to 
68  Garfield  St.,  Watertown,  Mass 


Resolutions. 
The  death  of  Eleanor  Pilsbury  Pennell  brings  to 
the  class  of  1913  a  deep  and  lasting  sorrow. 

Her  memory  will  always  be  cherished  as  a  bond 
of  strength  by  the  members  of  her  class  who  de- 
sire to  express  their  affection  for  her  in  the  fol- 
lowing resolutions. 

That,  whereas  God  in  his  infinite  wisdom  hath 
taken  from  us  one  of  our  dearly  loved  classmates, 
we,  the  Class  of  1913,  wish  to  record  our  grief 
over  her  death  and  to  extend  to  her  family  our 
sympathy  for  them  in  their  sorrow. 

Be  it  resolved:  that  a  copy  of  these  resolutions 
be  sent  to  her  family  and  to  the  Wellesley  Col- 
lege News  and  also  entered  on  the  records  of  the 
class. 

Mary  Colt  Filley, 
Helen  Bront  Birdsell, 
Helen   Magee   Joy. 


Whereas:  We,  the  members  of  the  Class  of 
1915,  have  learned  of  the  death  on  December  19, 
1918,  of  our  fellow  member,  Marian  H.  Locke, 
be  it  resolved  that  we  extend  to  her  mother  and 
father  our  most  sincere  sympathy  in  their  loss. 
Her  life  was  full  of  the  spirit  of  service,   and   we 


Now  That  The  War  Is  Over- 


You  may  revert  conscience 
free  to  the  Ante-Bellum  cus- 
tom of  viewing  our  splendid 


LISERE  SHAPES 
SPORT  HATS 
DRESS  HATS 


VEILINGS 
FRENCH 

TRIMMINGS 


KORNFELD'S 

65-69  Summer  St.,  BOSTON 


shall  always  hold  in  high  regard  her  devotion  to 
the  Class  and  to  the  College  and  to  the  work  of 
teaching  which  she  later  undertook.  We  shall 
always  miss  her  as  a  friend  and  class-mate. 

Caroline  Taylor  White.  President. 

Elsie    Norton    Hill.    Pice-President. 

Jessie    Edwards    Smyth,    Secretary. 


GRADUATES  OF  THE  HYGIENE  DEPART- 
MENT IN  WAR  SERVICE. 

A  summary  of  the  work  of  forty-eight  grad- 
uates and  former  students  of  the  Hygiene  De- 
partment, whose  war  work  up  to  January  22  has 
been  reported,  shows  many  lines  of  work  that 
they  have  been  called  upon  to  undertake.  There 
have  been  many  changes  of  work  since  the  arm- 
istice, and  some  have  returned  to  America,  but 
new  candidates  sailed  as  late  as  January  12,  and 
others   are   awaiting   directions. 

Dividing  them  geographically,  there  have  been 
seventeen  actively  engaged  in  war  work  in  the 
United  States,  while  five  are  awaiting  orders  or 
have  returned  to  the  United  States.  There  was 
one  each  in  Canada,  England  and  Russia,  and 
there  are  twenty-three  in  France.  In  the  mili- 
tary hospitals  there  were  twenty-one,  and  from 
one  to  six  were  engaged  in  other  kinds  of  war 
work.  As  far  as  the  work  can  be  classified  there 
were  ten  different  kinds. 

Recreational  work  among  munition  factory  em- 
ployees and  other  war  workers  in  the  United 
States  and  in  foreign  countries. 

War  Camp  Community  Service  work  in  the 
United  States. 

Y.  W.  C.  A.  club,  canteen  and  recreational 
work  in   France. 

Y.  M.  C.  A.  canteen  and  recreational  work  in 
France 

Reconstruction  work  under  the  American  Red 
Cross  in  France  as  members  of  College  Units 
from   the  United   States. 

Reconstruction  Aides  in  military  hospitals  in 
the  United  States,  in  France,  in  England  and  in 
Canada. 

American  Red  Cross  Home  Community  Service 
in  France. 

Secretary  of  Chapter  of  American  Red  Criss 
in    United  States. 

Head  of  School  for  Training  of  Reconstruction 
Aides  in  the  United  States. 

Supervisor  of  Reconstruction  Aides. 

Some  of  the  graduates  have  been  in  Centers 
where  several  varieties  of  work  were  engaged  in 
during  one  day.  Mary  G.  Stevenson,  '12,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Smith  College  Unit  under  the  American 


Red  Cross,  writes  of  serving  hot  chocolate,  etc., 
in  the  Red  Cros  Club;  then  when  there  is  a  rush 
at  the  hospital,  going  over  there  to  be  a  medical 
aide;  also  of  feeding  hospital  trains  that  come 
through   without   cooking  equipment. 

Interesting  transfers  have  been  made,  as  in  ths 
case  of  Emma  K.  Pierce,  '08,  who  writes  on  Dec. 
8,  1918,  that  she  had  been  working  in  the  Child- 
ren's Bureau  for  eight  months  organizing  play 
centers  for  the  French  children,  but  was  trans- 
ferred in  December  to  work  among  the  American 
soldiers.  She  hopes  in  the  Spring  to  return  to 
work  among  the  children. 

Among  the  government  assignments  of  home 
work  to  women,  that  of  Lillian  Drew,  1893,  the 
Head  of  the  Physical  Reconstruction  course  in 
Teachers'  College,  Columbia  University,  has  been 
of  great  importance  since  she  has  passed  upon 
the  eligibility  of  all  reconstruction  aides  from 
this  section  of  the  country  whether  they  took  the 
Teachers'   College   course  or  not. 

Full  details  of  the  work  of  the  graduates  can 
be  found  in  the  library  at  Mary  Hemenway  Hall. 

How  the  Americans  Stay  on  the  Job. 
(Continued  from  page   1,  column  3) 
is  past,  but  the  work  is  yet  to  be  completed.     Com- 
pleting it   rests  on  the   Victorious   Fifth   Loan. 

The  responsibilities  of  the  nation,  like  its  hopes, 
are  as  great  as  they  were  before  the  armistice 
brought  the  end  of  the  war. 

Staying  to  the  end  means  taking  up  the  Fifth 
Loan  just  as  Pershing's  men  fought  through  the 
Argonne  Forest. 

It  is  backing  the  Government  to  the  finish  in  the 
war   loan   that   crystallizes   peace   and   prosperity. 

Dr.  George  E.    Greenlear 

Surgeon  Chiropodist  and  Foot  Specialist. 

Graduate   of   the   Middlesex   College   of    Medicine 
and  Surgery 

with 

Dr.  Irene  Blissard,  "Marinello  Shop. 
Surgeon  Chiropodist 
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THE      \V  E  I.  I.  E  S-LKY      C  ()  I.  I.  E  (i  E      NEWS 


COLLEGE   CALENDAR. 


Sunday,  February  9.     Houghton  Memorial  Chapel. 
11  A.  M.     President  Arthur  C.  McGiffert  of 
Union    Theological    Seminary,    New    York 
City. 
7  P.  M.     Vespers.     Special  Music. 

Monday,  February  10.     Second  Semester  begins. 

Wednesday,  February  1-2.  7.13  P.  M.  Houghton 
Memorial  Chapel.  Christian  Association 
Union  Meeting.  Reception  of  New  Mem- 
bers. 


"THE   FOUNTAIN   OF   MAN." 

How  many  of  us  have  passed  the  porte  cochere 
on  Tower  Court  and  gazed,  half  hypnotized,  half 
exasperated  on  the  mysterious  fountain — a  double- 
faced,  double-bodied  monstrosity  (supposed  to  be 
"man")?  Perhaps  we  have  been  too  cynical,  or 
perhaps  our  taste  for  symbolism  has  been  so 
annoyed  by  this  "lusus  naturae,"  that  we  have  not 
been  receptive  to  the  psychological  idea  that  the 
sculptor  wished  to  convey. 

What  is  this  "Fountain  of  Man?"  Those  who 
visited  the  Pan-American  Exposition  can  perhaps 
recall  "The  Fountain  of  Man"  in  the  Court  of 
Music  done  by  Mr.  Grafiy  (the  father  of  a  1918 
Wellesley  Student — and  a  man  of  the  highest 
ability  in  the  field  of  sculpture).  Perhaps  they 
were  impressed  by  the  architectural  lines,  the 
compact  masses  of  the  figures,  with  their  rich 
modelling  and  their  contrast  with  one  another. 

Perhaps  they  can  recall  that  the  basin  of  the 
fountain  was  supported  by  four  groups  of  crouch- 
ing figures,  a  male  and  a  female  in  each,  repre- 
senting the  struggling  emotions.  Perhaps  they 
recall  that  the  fountain  it.self  was  a  circular  plinth 
on  which  moved  slowly,  five  figures  clasping  one 
another's  hands.  They  had  bowed  heads  and  rep- 
resented the  five  senses  working  in  unison  and  in 
subjection  to  "Man"  whom  they  upheld  as  the 
crowning  figure.  (True  he  is  double — but  this 
is  necessary  in  a  circular  fountain  so  that  the  same 
effect  may  be  produced  on  either  side.)  This 
figure  represents  Man,  so  mysterious  in  his  origin 
and  destiny,  whose  powers  are  so  incalculable 
while  he  is  yet  so  impotent;  who  though  wrapped 
about  with  the  shadow  of  the  unknown  garments, 
looks  upon  life  with  courage  and  will. 

Have  we  looked  closely  enough  through  the 
parted  veil  and  seen  the  strong,  inscrutable  face? 
Have  we  analyzed  the  long  folds  and  seen  how  the 
artist  has  handled  the  broad  planes,  as  if  blocked 
out  in  stone,  producing  an  effect  massive  and 
architectonic,  yet  not  crude?  Have  we  not,  indeed 
wished  that  the  architect  of  the  porte  cochere  had 
used  there  a  figure  of  a  more  caressingly  realistic 
treatment?  Yes,  if  he  had  he  would  have  banished 
the  spiritual  quality,  the  sense  of  unreality,  which 
is  the  power  of  this  singular  statue.  We  should 
have  looked  upon  a  man  up  there — an  individual 
in  clothes — and  not  "Man." 

Let  us  not  be  indifferent  to  the  architecture 
and  sculpture  on  our  own,  campus.  If  any  one 
of  us  does  not  understand  the  significance  of  a 
certain  style  of  architecture  or  certain  piece  of 
art  work,  please  let  us  go  to  some  art  student 
and  ask  for  an  explanation.  They're  always  will- 
ing and  glad  to  pour  forth  their  knowledge.  Be- 
fore long,  one  of  our  new  group  of  buildings  will 
be  completed — and  there  will  be  many  new  and 
interesting  things  to  see  on  and  about  it.  Do  let 
us  become  more  interested  in  the  Art  and  Archi- 
tecture on  our  campus — so  that  we  will  not  again 
be  calling  a  "Fountain  of  Man"  a  "two-faced  wo- 
man" or  a  "combination  of  an  Egyptian  priest 
and  Medieval  monk." 

1930. 


CIRCULO  CASTELLANO. 

A  very  enjoyable  meeting  of  the  Circulo  Castel- 
lano  was  held  at  T.  Z.  E.  on  December  24.  The 
program  for  the  evening  was  carefully  made  out 
so    that   each   person    would    be    well    entertained 


The  Mercantile  Heart  of  New  England 

We  guarantee  the  price  of  every  article  we  sell 
to  be  as  low  as,  or  lower  than,  the  same  article 
can    be    bought  elsewhere    in    New    England 

IJDo  your  buying  at  the  store  in  person  whenever  you  can.  When 
you  cannot  do  so,  write  or  telephone  for  whatever  you  may  need 
and  it  will  be  forwarded  without  delay.  And  whether  your  purchase 
is  large  or  small  there  will  be  no  charge  for  delivery  to  any  point  in 
Massachusetts. 

Remember — No    Shopping    Trip    to    'Boston   can    be 
Complete  Without  a  visit    to  Boston's  Greatest  Store 


Jordan  Marsh   Company 

Boston's— and  New  England's — Greatest  Store. 


and  talk  as  much  Spanish  as  possible !  To  each 
girl  was  issued  a  card,  not  for  dances,  but  for 
talks,  and  this  she  filled  out  with  partners  as  at 
a  regular  card  dance.  From  the  moment  when 
the  talks  began,  to  the  bang  on  the  piano  an- 
nouncing the  refreshments,  there  was  an  incessant 
flow  of  "l'espanol"  from  all  sides  of  the  room. 
Every  one  went  home  with  the  feeling  that  she 
had  spent  a  delightful  and  profitable  evening. 
Lucia  Barber,  Secretary. 

Miss  Hart  Speaks  at  Christian  Association 

Meeting. 

(Continued  from   page   1,  column    1 ) 

After  leaving  China  Miss  Hart  went  to  Japan — 
where  she  visited  the  Kobi  College  (the  foremost 
woman's  college  in  Japan).  The  greatest  need 
in  Japan,  said  Miss  Hart,  is  to  meet  the  indus- 
trial problems.  Factories  are  springing  up  rap- 
idly. Christian  women  are  being  asked  by  the 
Japanese  government  to  come  there  and  act  as 
matrons  in  the  large  industrial  houses.  Xot  be- 
cause they're  Christian  women  does  the  Japanese 
government  ask  them,  but  because  it  realizes  that 
they  will  treat  the  girls  more  kindly  and  make 
better  provisions  for  general  sanitation  and  health. 

Miss  Hart  continued  to  say  that  not  only  mis- 
sionaries, but  even  travellers  could  help  the  cause 
along,  because  every  opportunity  is  given  them 
to  talk  to  the  natives  and  thereby  give  forth 
American  ideals.  And  the  Japanese  people  are 
quick  to  grasp.  The  need  of  workers  is  great. 
They  must  be  the  type  of  person  who  not  only 
has  intellectual  power,  but  who  has  an  all  around 
outlook,  who  is  practical,  who  has  leadership,  in- 
genuity, and  above  all  an  understanding  of  hu- 
man nature. 

In  conclusion  Miss  Hart  paid  a  tribute  to  Wel- 
lesley who  gave  her  daughters  that  something  to 
fit  them  for  such  work.  "It  is  a  work  that  brings 
out  the  best  in  every  one — and  makes  one  grow." 

R.  B.,  '20. 


A  1906  LUNCHEON. 
The  following  members  of  1906  had  luncheon 
together  at  the  Boston  College  Club  Jan.  25: 
Florence  Curtis,  Alice  Mather  Martin,  Alee  Grav- 
er Witbere.ll,  Mary  Moulton  Haskell,  Laura 
Dwight,  Winifred  Hawkridge,  Mae  Perkins,  O.'ive 
Greene,  Lillian,  Smith  Rich,  Antoinette  Gurney, 
Alice  Chase  Prescott,  Ida  Parker.  It  was  to  i>" 
a  farewell  get-together  on  the  occasion  of  the  de- 
parture of  Olive  Greene,  Berenice  Everett  and 
Ruth  Whiting  for  Turkey,  but  owing  to  the  near- 
ness of  date  of  sailing  the  two  latter  were  unable 
to  be  present. 


WELLESLEY    COLLEGE 

BILLINGS  HALL 

Jfacultp  Becttal 

OF 

Czech  Music  for  Piano,  Violin  and 

Violoncello 


Tuesday,  February  11,  1919,  4.30  P.  M. 


Miss  Emily  Josephine  Hurd,  Pianist 

assisted  by 

Mrs.  Hildegarde  Brandegee  Livingstone,    Violinist 

Mrs.  Marjorie  Patten  Friend,   Violoncellist 

Programme 
Trio,  Op.  15  Smetan  i 

Moderato  assai 
Allegro,  ma  non  agitato 
Finale.    Presto. 

Adagio  ma  non  troppo  Dvorak 

from  Violoncello  Concerto,  Op.  104 

Poems  Fibich 

for  Violin  with  Piano  Accompaniment 


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